(1) If a person applies for approval under section 73ZM the road transport authority must—
(a) issue the approval; or
(b) refuse to issue the approval.
(2) The road transport authority must not issue the approval unless the applicant is eligible for approval under section 73ZO.
Note An approval may be subject to conditions imposed by the road transport authority (see s 73ZQ).
(3) However, the authority may refuse to issue the approval only if—
(a) the authority has given the applicant written notice of the proposed refusal; and
(b) the notice states––
(i) the reasons for the proposed refusal; and
(ii) that written comments on the proposed refusal may be made to the authority before the end of a stated period of at least 14 days after the day the notice is given to the applicant; and
(c) the authority has considered any comments made by the applicant before the end of the stated period.
(4) The road transport authority is taken to have refused to issue the approval if the applicant does not comply with a requirement under section 73ZM (2).